Open — 2027–2028 Beaches Community Fund applications October 19–November 30, 2026; grants expected May 2027 and project term July 1, 2027–June 30, 2028.
Florida — Beaches Community Fund 2027–2028 Nonprofit Community Grants (No Published Award Maximum)
The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida's Beaches Community Fund is accepting 2027–2028 grant applications through November 30, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. for qualifying nonprofits serving Beaches communities from Mayport to Guana, east of the Intracoastal Waterway. No universal applicant award minimum or maximum is published. Priority purposes include healthcare, behavioral health, housing, food and school support.
FundingNo published minimum or maximum individual grant award or request. Applicants are instructed to request the amount needed for the eligible project; no overall competition pool is stated.
DeadlineConflicting official deadlines: detailed 2027–2028 Beaches Community Fund page says November 30, 2026, 11:59 p.m. (time zone not stated); the foundation's general grant index lists December 2, 2026. Apply by the earlier November 30 cutoff unless the funder confirms an extension in writing.
Last verified2026-10-27
Required next actionRead https://www.jaxcf.org/grants/beaches-community-fund/ and the Foundation's https://www.jaxcf.org/access-grantee-portal/. Confirm a current 501(c)(3) or formal fiscal sponsor, minimum two-year organizational operating history, service to Beaches communities from Mayport to Guana east of Intracoastal Waterway, and a qualifying basic-needs, healthcare/behavioral-health, student/early-learning or nonprofit-capacity project. Register a work-email account and EIN in the Grantee Portal, prepare project budget and any required attachments, and submit by November 30, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Confirm unspecified time zone and any additional portal-only requirements directly with the funder.
Broad Eligibility
501(c)(3) public charities and formally fiscally sponsored nonprofits with at least two years of operating history, proposing projects benefiting the Mayport-to-Guana coastal Beaches communities east of the Intracoastal Waterway in northeast Florida. Priority for basic needs and healthcare, K–12 supports, early learning and nonprofit capacity-building. Out-of-area projects get lower priority.
Atlas Analysis
Independent official-source review October 27, 2026: The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida 2027–2028 Beaches Community Fund program page and official Grantee Portal guidance confirm an actual applicant-facing charitable grant, open Oct 19; detailed cycle page says Nov 30 at 11:59 p.m. (time zone not stated) but general JAXCF grant index says Dec 2 — conflicting official deadlines, so the earlier Nov 30 cutoff is recommended absent written confirmation, geographic and 501c3/fiscal sponsor requirements, two-year operating history, four funding priorities, and July 2027–June 2028 project term. No published universal applicant award ceiling, minimum, cash match or reimbursement scheme; no statewide funder pool is substituted. The public link to a downloadable draft application was not retrievable, so portal-only detail and attachments must be confirmed by each applicant. This is a competitive charitable grant for nonprofit community services, education and capacity, not a commercial solicitation. Applicants must confirm any additional document-upload requirements in the live Foundation portal.
Beaches Community Fund — 2027–2028 Community Grants
The Beaches Community Fund, a collective-giving initiative of The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida, is accepting applications from eligible nonprofit organizations that serve the coastal Beaches communities of northeast Florida. The program offers competitive grants for community services, education and nonprofit capacity. Applications opened October 19, 2026 and close November 30, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. The detailed grant-program page gives November 30, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. (time zone not stated), while the foundation’s general grants index lists December 2, 2026. Because these official sources conflict, applicants should apply by the earlier November 30 deadline unless the funder confirms a later cutoff in writing.
Who is eligible
Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations with current IRS 501(c)(3) status, or organizations operating under a formal fiscal-sponsorship agreement, that have at least two years of work history. Funded activities must benefit residents within the fund’s geographic service area: Mayport to Guana, east of the Intracoastal Waterway, including Beaches communities around Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach and Ponte Vedra Beach. Applicants from outside that service area do not gain eligibility merely because they operate elsewhere in northeast Florida.
Priority funding uses
Four funding priorities are identified: (1) basic needs including food, emergency financial assistance, housing, shelter, transportation, healthcare and behavioral health support; (2) K–12 student supports, afterschool programming and enrichment for low-income or at-risk students; (3) high-quality early learning opportunities for low-income young children, including center-based and home/community learning; and (4) capacity building for nonprofit organizations serving the area. Applications outside the stated priorities receive lower consideration.
Funding amount and grant term
There is no published minimum or maximum individual grant request. Applicants should propose the amount needed for their eligible project, supported by an appropriate budget; the funder does not guarantee full awards. The official public instructions do not specify a universal required matching percentage or a uniform reimbursement formula. The one-year grant contract period is July 1, 2027 through June 30, 2028. Grants are expected to be announced in May 2027.
Application process
Applicants must submit through the Foundation’s online Grantee Portal, not by paper. Organizational representatives create a portal account using a work email address and their nonprofit EIN, confirm their organization association, and select the Beaches Community Fund application. A draft application and project budget template are linked from the official funding page for advance preparation. The Foundation recommends uploading required files at the end of the online process before final submission. A grant application technical training is scheduled for November 2, 2026; contact the program team for assistance.
Apply and verify details: Official Beaches Community Fund 2027–2028 guidelines; official applicant portal instructions. Submit by November 30, 2026, 11:59 p.m., following the portal’s current requirements.
Funder’s published 2027–2028 funding announcement and official online-application instructions reviewed October 27, 2026. The downloadable draft application could not be retrieved publicly for independent line-by-line inspection; applicants must check the live portal for any additional attachments, conditions or reporting requirements before submitting.
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